Virtual reality game takes on dementia
Scientists have developed a virtual reality computer game as part of the world’s biggest dementia…
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Gum disease linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease
“Gum disease sufferers 70% more likely to get dementia,” The Times reports. A Taiwanese study…
Could adding lithium to tap water reduce dementia levels?
“Adding lithium to tap water could prevent thousands of dementia cases,” reports The Daily Telegraph.…
Government Agrees to Implement Caldicott Recommendations on Cyber Security and Consent
The wide-ranging review examines whether health and social care data security is adequate; giving recommendations…
Top tips for how to stay cool this summer
The UK is set to have another spell of soaring temperatures until at least September…
UK OBESITY STATISTICS IN 2017
A person is said to be overweight if they have a Body Mass Index between…
Saliva ‘may speed healing’ but ‘kissing it better’ probably won’t
“Kissing it better really works: Saliva found to have properties that help speed up the…
‘Alternative cancer therapies’ may increase your risk of death
“Cancer patients who use alternative medicine more than twice as likely to die,” is the…
Election over, we’re still struggling to grasp the nettle of social care
The political landscape is a complex one where uncertainty reigns. Theresa May did not emerge…
Motivating your Healthcare workforce
Motivation especially the Care Sector is a subject about which people make many assumptions. Yes,…
Open day to be held at new state-of-the-art residential and dementia care home in Bournemouth
Great Oaks, a new purpose-built 80-bed care home which recently opened in Bournemouth, is hosting…
Gene editing used to repair diseased genes in embryos
“Deadly gene mutations removed from human embryos in landmark study,” reports The Guardian. Researchers have…
Diabetes drug may be helpful for Parkinson’s disease
“A drug commonly used to treat diabetes could help those living with Parkinson’s disease,” The…
First hints Parkinson’s can be stopped
It may be possible to stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease with a drug normally…
Could discovery of ‘fat switch’ cure obesity?
“Obesity cure possible after discovery of fat ‘switch’,” is the somewhat premature headline in The…